Thinkerman Posted October 21, 2003 ..........................Two Britons killed in ..........Somalia................. News Headlines: World Two Britons have been shot dead in Somalia, according to the Foreign Office. A Foreign Office spokesman was unable to confirm reports that the victims were teachers. The spokesman said officials were still in the process of informing the next of kin. Earlier this month an Italian aid worker was shot dead n Somalia's self declared republic of Somaliland. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuNsHyNe Posted October 21, 2003 Bad new indeed... :confused: wait till this is printed on newspaper and reading it as we commute to work tomorrow! :rolleyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blessed Posted October 21, 2003 Is it me, or is British life far more sacred than that of others. You hear, news about accidents where millions die but the few Briton are always given special attention sidey dadka kale dhamaan :rolleyes: Anywaysss. If they were muslims Ilahay ha u naxariisto I'A! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liqaye Posted October 21, 2003 Ameenah i agree with you 100%, i thought it was just me who feels a sense revulsion when ever i hear about 1,2 or 3 westerners being killed in countries such as liberia, somalia, angola or palestine as if the millions of deaths that have preceded them, and in most cases will follow them, do not rate the column inches. :mad: This is a brother who doesnt remotely give a damn about brits being killed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted October 21, 2003 Yeah but saxiib the point is they were, allegedly, teachers. What good does it do to murder teachers, when its exactly those type of key workers that somalia will need to ry to attract when some semblence of peace is acheived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liqaye Posted October 21, 2003 Salams shijui-1 I think you have missed my point , I do not belive in murder or in violence. But i maybe i will clarify my position by asking you a question. Would it have been in the newspaper or on the net if it was merely two somali teachers who were killed. I think not and deep down you do too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Curly Posted October 21, 2003 Hey did anyone hear about how Somali was used as a nuclear dumping ground back, when somlia was conalised by the Italians and English? Apparently, there are large parts of Somalia which is exteremly radioactive...but i'm going try and find out more about that though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuune Posted October 21, 2003 ^^^^Sue,your are really right,most of our coast lines are full of radioactive stuffs,what can we do about it,nothing yet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted October 21, 2003 Wa Calayaku salam Liqaye Of course not and thats not a debating point. Of course somali teachers doctors and civilians get killed on a daily baisis and it goes unreported. It doesnt matter whether they where british, the pont is they where teaching, and so its a loss to the local community. and let me put it to you in another way where u a somali student studying to be a teacher and dreaming of going back to somalia what implicationswould this story have??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted October 21, 2003 ameenah i dont think that british lives are more valuable, but lets reverse the roles, there r killings in the uk or the us everyday, when its a somali, then we all stand up take note, same thing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Changed Posted October 21, 2003 salaam caleykom who told them to teach christianity in somalia, these missionries never give up do they, am sad that they are killed but that is what happens for going to an islamic country and trying to teach them of christianity a husband and wife team working for the SOS Kinderdorf children's organization were shot and killed Monday. The Vatican-based Missionary News Agency, MISNA, also reported the slaying and that the victims worked for the non-governmental agency. read to find out hoos hoos eey rabeen in diinta ku buran someone cought them and shot them :rolleyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thinkerman Posted October 21, 2003 Sis i dont think it said that they where under cover missionaries, so to make that assumption is to be jumping to teh wrong conclusions Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted October 21, 2003 they dont teach christianity at the school, however u do get the feeling that is an aim for the future or by somehow influencing the beliefs of the students when teaching in the class rooms! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valenteenah. Posted October 21, 2003 Originally posted by miz-unique: hoos hoos eey rabeen in diinta ku buran someone cought them and shot them :rolleyes: I doubt if it was about diinta or anying else at all. They were probably shot by an armed, bloodthirsty scavenger. Too many id!ots with guns who have nothing else to do other than to terrorise innocent ppl- be they local or foreign. :rolleyes: On the other hand...it does sound mighty strange that relatively peaceful and safe areas such as Borama and Sheikh have seen two separate murders of foreigners within one month. Maybe there's something to the claims of a 'plot to destabilise' Somaliland? :confused: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Changed Posted October 21, 2003 i maybe wrong and they changed the article i got my previous quote from , i gues they got a better one :rolleyes: , but if u guys read the quote i gave earlier, the first report was given by a missionary news agency and it got me to think of it critically why missionaries first they may have worked for them namean, but hey i maybe wrong i was just bringing my thought and my opinion of it to the table, there's something to the claims of a 'plot to destabilise' Somaliland? lol ..interesting .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
